About the club
Craven Lawn Tennis Club is in the village of Gargrave, near Skipton in North Yorkshire, on land beside the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. Local players founded it in 1879 and the club began with five grass courts. It closed during both world wars, bought its grounds in 1952 and rebuilt its timber pavilion after a fire in 1995. Today the club has four grass courts and three all-weather courts; a new all-weather court was built in 2017, when two tarmac courts were also resurfaced, and floodlights followed in 2023. The club also has a croquet section that meets on summer afternoons. Teams play in the Wharfedale League and the Bradford and District league. Non-members are welcome at social tennis on Sunday mornings and Monday evenings, with rackets and balls provided, and members may bring visitors for a small fee.
